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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cole Allen Wilson Tinkler | ||
| Date of birth | (1986-05-05)5 May 1986 (age 39) | ||
| Place of birth | Hamilton, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kiwi fc/All Rights | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | New Zealand Knights | 37 | (11) |
| 2005 | Melville United | 22 | (8) |
| 2005–2006 | Waitakere United | 24 | (6) |
| 2007 | Team Wellington | 24 | (9) |
| 2007–2010 | Sengkang-Punggol | 74 | (20) |
| 2011– | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 13 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2001–2003 | New Zealand U-17 | 10 | (3) |
| 2004–2006 | New Zealand U-20 | 7 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | New Zealand U-23 | 15 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 March 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 November 2010 | |||
Cole Allen Wilson Tinkler (born 5 May 1986) is a New Zealandfootballer who plays forAPIA Leichhardt Tigers in the New South Wales Premier League.
Tinkler played as aright full back for theNew Zealand Knights in theHyundai A-League, and more recently atWaitakere United andTeam Wellington in theASB Premiership.
In 2005 after the demise of theNew Zealand Knights Tinkler played forMelville United in theLotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier, then from 2005 to 2006 he had played forWaitakere United before going to sign forTeam Wellington where he played from 2007 to 2008 then Tinkler decided it was time for him to travel overseas to find professional football club he moved to Asia in 2008.Cole most recently played forSengkang-Punggol Football Club, in theS-League inSingapore where he has been plying his trade since 2008. He made his debut againstGombak United Football Club and helped the club reach its first ever finals, theSingapore League Cup Final. However, they were to lose 4–0.
In January 2006, he received his first call-up for theAll Whites, theNew Zealand national team, for theseries againstMalaysia, in February 2006. However, he didn't play in any of the matches.He was included in theNew Zealand squad for thefootball tournament at theSummer Olympics inBeijing[1] where he played in two group matches; the 1–1 draw withChina, and 0–1 loss toBelgium.
